Wednesday, March 2, 2011

MORAVIAN TRACK & FIELD TEAMS RANKED IN NCAA DIVISION III REGIONAL TEAM INDEX

NEW ORLEANS, LA --- The Moravian College men’s & women’s track & field teams are both ranked second in the Mideast Region in the fifth NCAA Division III Regional Team Index of the 2011 indoor season released by the U S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday.

The Greyhound women have a total of 193.20 points.  Johns Hopkins University is currently first in the Mideast Region with 241.77 points while Messiah College moved into third at 152.85. 

The Greyhound men have a total of 156.35 points and moved up to second after three weeks in the third position.  Haverford College leads the Mideast Region with 253.02 points while Gwynedd-Mercy College dropped to third at 155.42 points.

The scoring system for the teams shall be the sum of two factors measured per individual/relay performance on the national descending-order lists: place on the descending order list and a weighed value of the individual/relay performance based on the field (“bonus”).  Complete information and the polls can also be found at http://www.ustfccca.org/rankings/division-iii-rankings.

Moravian will return to action on Friday and Saturday, March 4th and 5th when they are set to travel to the 2011 ECAC Division III Indoor Championships being hosted by New York University at the NYC Armory.